Blair and Arsenault got hot midway through the first half as Lasell went on a 13-3 surge to take a nine-point lead, 32-23. Blair had eight points and Arsenault five in the five-minute surge. JWU battled back to within two before Masciarelli and Jacobs hit a pair of late baskets to give the hosts an eight-point margin at the intermission, 44-36.

Lasell had its largest lead of the night, 52-40, with 17 minutes remaining, and held a 61-51 margin at the 10-minute mark. The Wildcats clawed their way back with a 17-6 run over the next four minutes, sparked by six points apiece from Patenaude and Hogan-Gary and a three-pointer by Lawson. After taking the lead, 68-67, with just under six minutes remaining, the Wildcats added six more unanswered points to go up 74-67 with four minutes go to.

Lasell came back to within three points (74-71) but did not score in the final three minutes while JWU tacked on six points, including five from Lawson, to seal the victory.

The Lasers are home again on Thursday, February 1, hosting Regis College at 7:00 p.m. while JWU returns home to host Saint Joseph's College of Maine Thursday at 7:00 p.m.